Swan River Dressage Inc

Dressage with Decorum 2017

We welcome our Guest Judge from Victoria

Jane Ventura (FEI 4* Judge), President of our Ground Jury

Our events are friendly and enjoyable and good manners

and good sportsmanship will put you in the running for prizes.

Official Competitive | Participant | Pony | Club  | YR

Swan Valley Equestrian Park – Haddrill Rd Baskerville

Saturday 3^rd June 2017

Entries will close at midnight Friday 19^th May or earlier if classes are full

Times - approx 8.00am to 3.30pm depending on entries

Draw – we will endeavour to have the draw available on or before Saturday 27^th May

EA Event

EA Event - Tests:

Competitive: 1.2, 1.3 | 2.2, 2.3 | 3.2, 3.3 | 4.2, 4.3 | 5.2, 5.3 |PSG | Inter I | Inter A & B |Inter II |GP  

Participant: 1.2, 1.3 | 2.2, 2.3

Pony Dressage: All classes

Entry Fees:  $30.00 per test

DDF Levies: $8.00 for one test, $14.00 for two or more tests

Ground Fee: $15.00 per horse

Refundable Helper Fee: $20.00. This Fee is optional.

Explanation of Classes: Competitive (Official – requires EA Competitive M/ship & Competitive Licence, Participation (Associate – requires EA Participant M/ship)

Swan River Dressage Club Event

Please note riders must be members of Swan River Dressage to compete in this event.  Membership of SRD for

Jaunuary-December is $20 .00.  SRD pays levies to DWA for SRD tests.

Swan River Dressage Club Event - Tests:

SRD Elementary Test 3a  |  SRD Medium Bridging Test 4a    

The SRD Tests are available on SRD’s Website (link via Facebook). 

Pony Dressage: All Classes

Entry Fees:  $30.00 per test,

Membership for SRD:  Membership is full for 2017

DDF Levies: $8.00 for one test, $14.00 for two or more tests

Ground Fee: $15.00 per horse

Refundable Helper Fee: $20.00

Explanation: The SRD Tests are designed to provide a pathway to help less experienced riders develop the skills needed

to move on to higher level tests. They are inspired by the British Dressage levels where riders have the option to rise

or sit in the trot in Elementary Tests, Medium Level Tests do not include flying changes, in British Dressage, flying

changes are introduced at the next level - Open Medium Level.  The tests are designed to encourage riders to focus more

on the quality of their work & less on accuracy.

Conditions of entry – approved by the Technical Delegate

1. Entries will close at midnight midnight Friday 19^th May or earlier if classes are full.
2. Conditions of Entry - by forwarding an entry to Nominate, the rider acknowledges acceptance & understanding of the Conditions of Entry to this event.
3. Disclaimer of Liability – by attending, riders & other attendees acknowledge acceptance & understanding that they participate in this event at their own risk.
4. Rules - this event will be conducted in accordance with the current 2017 EA National Dressage Rules & EA General Regulations.
5. Levels - a horse or pony can enter no more than 2 consecutive EA levels & compete in a maximum of 3 EA tests per day. A horse or pony can enter no more than 2 consecutive FEI levels & compete in a maximum of 2 FEI tests per day.
6. One horse, one rider - no horse may compete with 2 riders.
7. Provisional Draw & Provisional Helper Duties - the Organising Committee (OC) will endeavour to post these on or before Tuesday 30^th May on SRD’s Website (link via Facebook). 
8. Final Draw & Helper Duties – the Organising Committee (OC) will endeavour to post these on or before Wednesday 31st May on SRD’s Website (link via Facebook). 
9. ‘First come best served’ - entries will be on a ‘first come best served’ basis. If classes fill, horses may be placed on reserve lists, or the organising committee may ballot classes.
10. Caution Cards – SRD Inc events are ‘Goodwill’ events. SRD appreciates the valuable contribution volunteers & officials make to our sport. It supports the mantra: ‘Respect volunteers & officials’. Where a participant or supporter breaches the EA Code of Conduct, Caution Cards will be issued & details noted.
11. Official competitions - horses must be registered for official classes.
12. EA members - riders must be EA members to compete in the EA Event.
13. Eligibility - for a horse to be eligible to enter an official competition the rider must be a financial member of EA & the owner of the horse must be a financial member of EA. A rider may ride a pony in official competition from the start of the year they turn 8 years of age. A rider may ride a horse in official competition from the start of the year they turn 10 years of age. There is no maximum age for riding horses or ponies in official competition.
14. Ponies - must hold a current, valid EA Height Certificate showing they do not exceed 149cm with shoes, 148cm without shoes.
15. Bridle numbers & EA stallion discs for stallions - must be worn on both sides of an official horse/pony at all times when it is being ridden, & whenever it is being lunged, led, hosed or is grazing at an event. 
16. Alterations - the program may be altered subject to the organisers’ discretion.
17. Entry fee for tests - $30 per test. Levies are $8 per horse for one test ridden, and $14 if more than one test is ridden.
18. Ground Service Fee - for Swan Valley Equestrian Park is $15 per horse per day. This includes the use of yards. Yards are limited and will be taken on a first come, first served basis.
19. Helper Fee – for each event, each rider will be charged a $20 refundable Helper Fee, payable on entry. Helpers are to be over 15 years of age. After the helper carries out their job for 1 ½ hours or more, the Helper Fee will be reimbursed on the day. Limited self-help may be available to those riding one horse if arrangements are made with the OC. Any Helper Fee not collected by the end of the day will be forfeited. Extra helpers will also be reimbursed for their time and will be well looked after.
20. Timing – timing of the classes may change from the published program, it is the competitor’s responsibility to check the draw. Please for draw updates when you arrive at the event.
21. Saddlery, clothing & equipment – it is the competitor’s responsibility to comply with the official EA rules.
22. Swabbing - may take place.
23. Refunds – entry fees will be refunded in full for withdrawals before the closing date of entries. Entry fees will not be refunded after the closing date of entries, unless an original medical or veterinary certificate is provided to the OC within 24 hours of the completion of the event. In this case, 50% of the entry fees will be retained by the OC as an administration fee.
24. Arena familiarisation – will be held prior to the first test commencing. More details will be supplied at the time of the draw.
25. Riding or handling horses at SRD Inc events – horses must be entered in a competition on the day to be eligible to be ridden or handled at SRD events. Exceptions may be allowed if written permission is obtained from the OC.
26. Postponement or cancellation of events – although it is unlikely, under certain circumstances it may be deemed necessary to postpone or cancel part of, or all of, one or more events on a day or days for reasons of health & safety (eg extreme weather or a bio-security issue).  On such occasions, to defray costs, the OC may choose not to refund entry fees. Insuring against postponement or cancellation is expensive, & SRD do not believe they can justify charging higher entry fees to cover insurance against such remote possibilities. Examples of situations where postponement or cancellation could occur would be extreme weather forecasts by the Bureau of Meteorology such as gale force winds or lightning, or an outbreak of disease such as Equine Influenza or Hendra Virus. The decision to postpone or cancel would be taken by the OC in consultation with the President of the Ground Jury.
27. Riders and/or owners whose entries have been accepted, undertake to indemnify the Committee against all claims, losses, suits, and damages made against or suffered by the Committee by reason of any negligent act or omission on the part of any riders, trainers or attendants whilst they are attending, riding or otherwise handling a horse, and agree that any act or omission on the part of such riders or attendants found in any action against the Committee to be negligent, shall be deemed to have been negligent for the purpose of any claim under this indemnity. By attending, riders & other attendees acknowledge acceptance & understanding that they participate in this event at their own risk. Neither Swan River Dressage Incorporated, nor the OC or their appointed officials accept any liability for any accident, theft or illness to horses, riders, grooms or any person or property whatsoever.
28. No float yards – owing to limited parking space for floats & trucks, float yards may not be erected during this event. Please note permanent yards are available at SVEP.
29. Lungeing - may only be carried out in the round yard designated for lungeing at the event. The lungeing of a rider mounted in the saddle is not permitted anywhere at an event (Rule 2.13f)
30. Dogs – must be controlled on leashes at all times.
31. Catering – food and drinks will be available for purchase from the commencement of competition.
32. Waiting List – the OC will endeavour to accommodate entries on the Waiting List. You will be contacted & invoiced if an appropriate early space becomes available before publication of a draw. Our OC is small & each member carries out many jobs before each event. To protect the sanity of the people creating the draw, the OC has decided that any person who ‘spams’ the OC with messages of any kind about the Waiting List will be moved to the bottom of the Waiting List.
33. Breaches of EA Codes of Conduct - any rider, groom or spectator who breaches any EA Code of Conduct at a SRD dressage event may be banned, along with their connections, from SRD dressage events.
34. Entering the arena, warm up & warm down at Swan River Dressage events

Organising Committees (OCs) often need to create warm up rules to suit the particular characteristics of a venue, and events at Swan Valley Equestrian Park (SVEP) run by SRD are no exception. The OC for Swan River Dressage has created the following rules for Swan River Dressage events. These have been sanctioned by the Technical Delegate for the event.

1. Commencing the test from inside the competition arena

The EA Dressage Rules (3.7 a) state ‘where it is not practical (as at SVEP) to ride around the outside of the arena prior to entering, the rider is permitted to enter the arena as soon as the previous rider has exited and before the bell is sounded. After the bell is sounded, the new rider starts the test from within the arena’ by riding down the centre line from A.

1. Safety

Horse and rider safety is of paramount importance, so any rider who warms up in the ‘back’ warm up behind the SVEP Clubhouse may choose to dismount and lead their horse on foot from the ‘back’ warm up area. Riders may choose to lead their horse on foot through the gates into the fenced river sand space outside the competition arenas, before mounting to be gear checked.

1. Minimum FEI warm up of 30 minutes on river sand at SVEP

We understand how important it is for FEI horses to have a consistent riding surface for their warm up & their test. To encourage FEI riders to keep supporting our events, our draws have always provided each FEI horse with a minimum of a 30 minute warm up on the river sand surface in front of the SVEP Clubhouse. Ordinarily, this will be in the arena adjacent to the FEI competition arena.

In a rare situation where circumstances preclude this 30 minute FEI warm up on river sand, a steward will consult the TD.

1. FEI warm down

FEI horses may warm down for 10 minutes in the river sand warm up arena provided there are no horses warming up for a test. If the arena has horses warming up, FEI horses and riders may warm down at the A end on the river sand between the fence & the outside of the FEI warm up arena. If they wish to use the shade to warm down rather than warm down in the warm up arena, they may elect to use this same space (ie between the fence & the outside of the FEI warm up arena) for their warm down.